June 1 DO Nos 18 and 19, terms of reference for WTC Section and Sixta respectively,...

June 1 DO Nos 18 and 19, terms of reference for WTC Section and Sixta respectively, DO No 22 of June 8, charter for first GCCS rep to SHAEF, Lt Col Blair-Cunynghame; report by Wing Cdr Garrett, Deputy Head of BP AS, June 1, on his admonishment at AM by Air Cdr Easton and DDI 4 Gp Capt Daubney, accused of allegiance to BP to detriment of AM, resulting in deteriation of liaison between AM and AS, DD (AS) to EWT June 2 following visit to BP by Daubney as follow up to admonishment of Garrett; MI-8 to EWT June 3 with list of potential Allied bombing targets with details of E factories and distribution centres in attempt to hold up introduction of Uncle Dick E modification, list updated June 10; nomenclature for activities relating to study of foreign signals with suggested amendments June 9; minutes of BP meeting June 1 with reps from Huts 3 and 6 on economy of sets for Western cover; BP to MI-8 June 2, all Army CRR staff from Hampstead Special Training Wing to be transferred to BP MW and come under OC Sixta; selected reports and working aids for W Front June 2; WTC on Sutton Valence as contingency station for Capel June 2; results of WTC intercept comparison tests involving Whitchurch June 3; DMS to HBS on expansion of Forest Moor June 3, end of GP cover there June 3, positions to revert to E; WTC's amendments to minutes of 3rd Station Commanders' Conference sent to CSO (SW) June 3, reissued by CSO (SW) June 7; J de G's visit reports for Forest Moor (May 19/20 and 27/28), Scarborough (May 21), Hawklaw (May 22-26) and Cheadle, Tean and Marston (May 29/30); J de G to OC Kedleston Hall June 9, unable to attend party there June 10 but will visit following week to deliver lecture to operators, J de G to OC RN Sigint Station Scarborough June 10 inviting him to next inter-Service Station Commanders' meeting; summary of cover and DF in the West June 4 by Lt Col Blair-Cunynghame, includes 1 SWG and 1 SIC at Rustington, 7 SWS at Bishops Waltham, 10 SW at Broadstairs and 116 SWG at Saxmunden, DF networks centred on Bishops Waltham and Harpendon, B-Cunnynghame to Col Scott at SHAEF June 4 on use of SCU channel for passing Allied combat intentions to BP; EWT to C June 6 re Comsec monitoring of Allied comms for SHAEF; HBS to BEW and WEC re Whitchurch and Forest Moor June 6, WTC to Hut 6 June 13 on transfer of E cover from Whitchurch to Forest Moor; HQ AEAF Sigint Weekly Notes No 14 May 31-June 6 including D-Day; Sixta reports on German W/T reactions to Allied invasion as at midday June 7 and June 13; Sayer to DDI 4 June 8 re printers at Chicksands, reply June 13, WTC to HCS Maine at HQ June 9 re request for more printer links between Chicksands and BP, reply June 12, Sayer to AD (CI) and reply, Colman of Hut 6 to Sayer June 14 on shortage of printer links to Chicksands, reply June 15; WTC notes on meeting with Gp Capt Daubney June 7; WTC to MI-8 on Beaumanor CRR staff problems June 8; WTC to OC Cheadle giving instructions to Tean search June 8; Sayer asks OC Beaumanor to come to BP to discuss W Front matters June 13, cancelled, Sayer and DD (Y) to Beaumanor June 13, Sayer to DD (Y) June 14 summarising meeting; minutes of WTC weekly meeting No 6 of June 12; DMS to BEW June 13 on increase of E positions since Feb; WTC tasking for Harpendon June 13; minutes of meeting at WO June 14 to discuss SHAEF document of June 12 on collection of MF E, training of new operators for Broadstairs to start at Harpendon, 116 SW to move from Saxmundham to Rustington; Hut 6 Research report June 15 on success against German Western Army keys since D-Day; AS instruction for handling Elgar traffic June 1; list of all AS reporting series with separate distribution list June 1; AS to SHAEF June 2 on dissemination of Sigint by Operational Watch during Overlord; DD (AS) to OC Cheadle June 2 on reporting of GAF activity; Supplement No 2 to W Front Summary No 38, Sixta report on GAF W/T exercises, June 2; HQ AEAF to DD (AS) June 3 listing officers of AEAF, 2nd TAF and IXth AF entitled to see Hutment and Tentage Sigint reports, AS starts Hutment and Tentage Sigint service to AEAF and TAF June 3; AS rules for passing Hutment and Tentage to West Kingsdown June 7; AW Bonsall to DD (AS) June 4 giving update on GAF codes prior to Overlord; Handel Edwards of AS to Sayer of WTC on F cover at Capel and Lydford June 4, F sets at Capel to be re-allocated to E w.e.f. June 16/17; terms of reference for AS June 6; instructions for AS Operational Watch reporting of Fliegerkorps IX and X bombing intentions June 8, Gp Capt Jones to Hut 3 key staff on liaison with AS Operational Watch June 12; HQ AEAF to OC Cheadle re W/T links between 365 WU 3rd Mobile Radio Sqn Detachment A and Cheadle June 9, W/T links for AEAF 365 WU with Detachment A of SIS IX AF June 11; report by Air Sigs Section to DD (AS) June 12 on visit to 365 WU with senior officers of HQ AEAF; DD (AS) to Gp Capt Scott-Farnie at HQ AEAF re Sigint support to Commands June 13; DD (AS) to EWT June 13 re visit to AS by Capt Bergman of ETOUSA, Col Bicher pushing for more US integrees at BP, DD (AS) vetoes Bicher's proposed transfer of US personnel from Cheadle to BP; Met Section notes for w.e. June 10; USSTAF to BP June 13 requesting more Sigint from Russia, France, Italy and Balkans; BP liaison with 4 FU Malta on Playfair traffic June 1; Chicksands' cover returns for w.e. May 27 and June 10, Chicksands' traffic totals for 24 hours June 6/7 with division of messages sent to BP by printer and DR; Col Scott at SHAEF to DD (Y) June 9 highly critical of Sigint security instruction from MI-8; Hut 3 directive on Cobra-series reporting on tactical air intelligence in West June 1; report for w.e. June 2 and 9 on Foynes Radio, Eire

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